DEFENCE ENGINEERING COLLEGE Department of Production Engineering

First Semester SY2012-2013 Midterm Exam 9:00 AM 12:00 AM 24 Nov 2012

PE-4030

Introduction to Mechatronics
Maximum Marks: Time:

30 pts. 3 hrs. Name: ______________________ ID number: ______________________ Prof: Inao_________ Charlton S.

Date: _______________________

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Direction: Answer all seven (7) items comprising

a total of 30 points ..

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Item 1 Explain the concept of mechatronics and its key control elements. (1Mark)

Item 2

An electrical resistance of 100 ohms and a gauge factor of 2.0. What is the change of resistance of the gauge when it is subject to a strain of 0.001? (1 Mark) Item 3
a) Discuss the different types of temperature sensors.

(0.5 Mark)

b) Thermocouple Problem: The copper constantan Type T Thermocouple has the following characteristic as shown below. What would be the approximate mV output? (0.5 Mark)

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a)Problem about operation Amplifier: 1)What would be the out put of the inverting amplifier if R1=10 kilo-ohms and R2=

100 kilo-ohms if the input voltage is 0ne(1) Volt. 2) What would be the gain of the non-inverting amplifier if both resistance values are the same? (2 Marks)

b) Problem about Wheatstone bridge: Calculate the value of the output voltage (Vo) of the Wheatstone bridge below if the value of R1 varies from 10 k to 15 k and the Value of Supply Voltage, Vs= 10 V (5 Marks)

Item 5

Explain the concept of data acquisition and digital signal processing with the use of block diagram
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( 2 Marks)

Item 6
a) Design hydraulic meter in and meter out circuit using flow control

valves. (2Ma rks)

b) A hydraulic cylinder is to be used to move a workpiece in a manufacturing operation through a distance of 50 mm in 10 sec. A force of 10 kN is required to move the work piece. Determine the required working pressure in pounds per square inch(psi) and hydraulic fluid flow rate in gallons per minute(gpm) if a cylinder with a piston diameter of 100 mm is available. Note: 1 gal = 3.784 L; 1000L= 1m3 ; 1kg =2.2 lbs; 1psi=6.895 kPa (2 Marks)

c) An actuator has a stem movement which at full travel is 40 mm. It is mounted on a process control valve with an equal percentage plug and which has a minimum flow rate of 2 m3/s and a maximum flow rate of 8 m3/s. What will be the flow rate when the stem movement is a) at 25% mm b) 50% of the full travel? (2 Marks)

d) Determine the valve size that is required to control the flow of water when the minimum required flow is 0.009012 m3/s and the permissible pressure drop across the valve at this flow rate is 300 kPa. Density of water is 62.4 pounds per cu. ft (2 Marks) Item 7
a. A compound gear train consists of the final driven wheel with 15 teeth which

meshes with a second wheel with 90 teeth, on the same shaft as the second wheel with 15 teeth. This meshes with a fourth wheel, the first driven with 60 teeth. What is the overall gear ratio? (2 Marks)
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b. A ratchet is made out of 0.45% carbon steel with tooth width to module ratio of 2

and the allowable pressure per unit length of 400N/cm. The torque on the ratchet shaft is 80,000N-cm and the outside diameter of the ratchet is 100 cm. a) What is the width of the pawl? b) What is the tangential load in Newton? c) Calculate the number of teeth? (3 Marks)

c. A compressor is driven by a 900 rpm motor by means of a 10mm by 250 mm flat

belt. The motor pulley is 300 mm diameter and the compressor pulley is 1,500 mm diameter. The shaft center distance is 1.5 meter and an idler is used to make the angle of wrap on the smaller pulley 220 degrees and on the larger pulley 270 degrees. The coefficient of friction between the belt and the small pulley is 0.3, and between the belt and the larger pulley is 0.25. The maximum stress is 2Mpa and the belt density is 970 kg/m3. What is the power capacity of the drive? (5 Marks)